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owiseone61755
Inspiring
June 22, 2013
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docking a floating panel

  • June 22, 2013
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I've looked through the adobe help/web search and I can't for the life of me figure out how to dock a floating panel in premiere pro 6.0.

    Correct answer Meg The Dog

    On Mac that particular panel is very fussy about being able to redock (or move to new position) - at least for me.

    However it is possible - make the panel larger by dragging it out and then position your cursor slightly up and to the right of the 'T' text tool.

    Your cursor (will hopefully) change to include a small rectangular box in it's lower right corner. You can then click & drag the panel to where you want to dock it.

    The cursor does not always change. If this is the case try dragging out and expanding the panel even more both - vertically and horizontally and try again.

     

    SteveG


    I've found the drag point is in the upper left corner of the panel, you don't get a cursor change, but it works:

    MtD

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    Hanish34805361oit0
    Participant
    March 23, 2025

    this kind of cursor at the edge of undock panel will help to dock again just click and drag it where you want the panel

     

    ervzman
    ervzman
    Participating Frequently
    March 22, 2019

    Hi, very helpful tips. Now, how do you 'RE-DOCK' a floating group-of-panels? (without dragging tabs individually) :-)  Thanks!

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    UIUCKate17148783
    Participant
    May 26, 2020

    There was no response to the last post, yet I am going to give this thread one more try. I'm using a Mac Powerbook. The window I get looks much different from the one in the images in this thread. Here is a snap of the floating palette I'm trying to dock.

    If I grab it by the bar at the top, I can move it around, but I can't activate any zones. If I grab it anywhere else, I can't move it at all. Any help would be appreciated.

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    Meg The Dog
    Inspiring
    May 26, 2020

    Use the Mac red close button in the upper left corner to close the window, then click anywhere in Premiere.

    Go to the menu Window > Workspaces > Reset to Saved Layout.

     

    MtD

    nber-Sbb524
    nber-Sbb524
    Participating Frequently
    September 26, 2018

    Is there a way to set it up so that you can use Windows docking?  That is "Win-Left", "Win-Right" etc.?  Once something is out of Premiere, feels really painful to organize the workspace.

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    beeprinzzz
    Participant
    May 20, 2016

    I was getting super confused as well. the newest version doesn't have the hashmarks as described in this video. if you just simply drag the window by clicking on the top of the box but on the dark part not the white part it will work. not very intuitive or thought out well...

      jasonk70532351
      jasonk70532351
      Participant
      August 17, 2015

      In case anyone reading this just wants a quick answer, you can dock an undocked window by dragging the dark part at the top of the window to the location you'd like it docked.

      I was trying to grab the top of the window itself, as one might do to manipulate other windows in windows explorer.

        pmalone100
        pmalone100
        Participant
        September 12, 2015

        That is the best answer yet!!! I have no dashes on my upper part... thank you for this answer Jason K ... simple and to the point... perfect..

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          mellow-dramatic
          Participant
          April 5, 2018

          Yes, very helpful. None of this "It's very clearly stated in the help…" BS - including a link that no longer exists.

          Many thanks!!

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            joe_bloe_premiere
            Inspiring
            June 22, 2013

            Dock, group, or float panels

            http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/workspaces.html

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            owiseone61755Author
            Inspiring
            June 22, 2013

            Hey Joe,

            Yes, I actually went through this and kind can't find the answer.  I understand how to do it moving a docked panel where it gives me the drop zones but once it's already a floating panel I can't seem to reactivate drop zones.  When I close the window and reopen it from the "window" tab at the top it becomes floating again.

            I read through that article twice.  I'm not seeing it!

              petergaraway
              Adobe Employee
              petergaraway
              Adobe Employee
              June 22, 2013

              Try doing this. From the Premiere Pro menu choose Window > Workspace> Reset Workspace

              Peter Garaway

              Adobe

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